Spinning ring



y 17, 1949- H. B. ATWOOD ETAL 2,470,136

SPINNING RING Filed July 31, 1946 2 Sheets-Sheet l May 17, 1949; H. B. ATWOOD ETAL 2,470,736

SPINNING RING Filed July 31, 1946 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 70 Fl 6. 6 H T 70 1 N VEN TORS,

lw'am A TTORNE Y Patented May 17, 1949 -N. Y., assign'ors Ito Herr 'Manufac turing Com- :pany lnc Buifalo, N. acorporation of'New York Application July 31, 1946, Seflal"N0.' 68 7,370

This invention relates generally to the spinning art but more particularly'to certainnewand useful improvements in the lubrication'of rings'employed on spinning machines.

One of its objects is to provide the spinning ring with simple, effective and positive-means-for conducting or feeding lubricant to the top and inner bearing faces of the ring'to insuresmooth running of the traveler about the ring.

Another object of the invention is to provide a novel lubricant feed means "for spinning'rin'gs which is so designed as-to'insure at all times an unbroken capillary feed ofthe lubricanttoa plurality of bearing points on-the traveler engaglng surfaces of the ring.

A further object is to provide *a simple and effective insert-like element for facilitating' the threading of the wicks in the lubricant feed-ducts, for properly retaining the same'in proper position, and for providing resulting capillar'y'tubes for the lubricant.

Qther features of the invention reside-in-the construction and arrangement of parts hereinafter described and particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawings:

Figure 1 is a top'plan view ofa spinning ring embodying our invention. Figure 2 is an enlarged fragmentary cross section thereof taken on line II-II, Figure 1. Figure 3 is a fragmentary horizontal section taken on line III-III, Figure 2. Figure 4 is an enlarged perspective view of one of the wick-retaining inserts. Figure 5 is a similar view of a slightly modified type of insert. Figure 6 is an enlarged fragmentary top plan view of the ring showing amodified form'oflubrieating duct. Figure '7 is -a fragmentary inside face view thereof. Figure 8 is an enlarged fragmentary sectional elevation of a spinning ring showing another modifiedform of the invention with the Wick-retaining inserts inboth the vertical and horizontal lubricating ducts.

Similar characters of reference indicate the corresponding parts throughout the several views.

By way of example, our invention has been shown in connection with a spinning ring I0 detachably mounted on an annular holder H which is adapted to be secured in the usual manner to the traverse bar of a spinning machine. Revolvably mounted on this ring is a wire traveler I2 which engages the top bearing face [3 and the downwardly and outwardly inclined inner hearing face M of the ring.

Formed in the ring is a radial or transverse *6 Claims. (Cl. '57- 120) hole or port t5 through which lubricant 'is conveyed for lubricating=the inner bearing-face [-4 of the ring, and a substantially upright hole or port I 6 whoselower-end intersects and communicates with the companion transverse port and through which lubricant is conveyed for lubricating the topbearing face I3 of the ring. While one set-of such ports'is shown in the drawings, it will be understood that any number may be employed depending upon'the size of the ring. Depending from the ring-holder at one side thereof isa'lubricant-receiving cup or well 11 and formed in the'holder is a radial passage l8 for establishingcommunication between this well 'and-theports f5, lathe-lubricant being conveyed by capillary action through a wick 'l 9 Which-extends from the bottom of the well through the passage 'IB 'and'thence into the transverse rin port 15 where it terminates it substantially flush with the inner bearing face of the ring. For the purpose of'protectlng this wick against the deposit ofdust, lint'and other foreign matter thereon, a loop-shapedcap' or sheath!!! is disposed in the well to conceal the wick and seated in its loop is a plug 2| of-wool or the-like-which is in contiguous lubricant-conducting relation'to the immersed portion of the wick.

'Fitted'inthe upright-port Iii-of the ring-to dividethesame into a vplurality of small tubes -'for the capillary feed of the'lubricant from the transverse port [5 to'the top surface of the ring is an insert or strip 22 of-met-al, plastic or like material. 'This'insert may be of any suitable shapein cross-section,-and in theforms thereof shown in Figures 4 and"5,it is of a width to extendin diametrical: fashion throughthe port l6 and of a'length'to extend the full length of such port and into the intersecting portion of the transverse'port, as shown in'Figures 2 and 3. -In practice, a wick 23 is fitted in these resulting capillary tubes and for the purpose of facilitating its insertion'as well as effectually'retaining itin place, we fold the wick upon itself in the manner shown in Figure 2 with its free ends exposed on the top surface l3 of the ring, the insert together with the retained wick being driven into the port IS. The lower end of the insert 23 may be notched as shown in Figure 4 and as indicated at 24, to receive the folded inner end of the wick 22 and with the notch straddling the companion wick l9 and effectually presenting such wicks into contiguous unbroken, capillary lubricant-feed relation. The upper end of the insert member may be enlarged, as indicated at 25 in Figure 4, or in the manner indicated at 26 in Figure 5, to

snugly wedge or grip the upper end of the upright port 16 and thereby securely retain the insert in place. As before stated this insert may be of any suitable shape in cross-section and the wick may or may not be used, utilizing the resulting tubes for the feed of the lubricant by capillary attraction to the top bearing surface of the ring. Y

In Figures 6 and 7 are shown a modified form of transverse port 21 in the ring l0, wherein such port terminates at its inner end in circumferentially-extending recess 28 formed in the inner bearing face of the ring. The wick 29 in such port is divided at its free end to occupy such recess and thereby provides a more extensive lubricant-bearing point for the traveler.

In the modified form of the invention shown in Figure 8, both transverse and upright lubricant ports l and l 6 are equipped with lubricantconducting inserts of the type shown in Figures 1-5 inclusive, and the one in the upright port is identical therewith and identified by the corresponding reference characters. However, the insert in the transverse port is of a length to also extend through the alining ring-passage l8 and consists of the retainer strip 30 and the wick 3|, the latter being folded or embraced about the inner end of the former and extending at its face end into the lubricant-wall ll.

We claim as our invention:

l. A device of the character described, comprising a spinning ring for a traveler having traveler-engaging bearing faces at its inner and top sides and having intersecting transverse and upright ports opening onto such faces, respectively, a lubricant well applied to the ring in lubricantconducting relation to said ports, a wick in lubricant-conducting relation with said well and extending through said transverse port for feeding the lubricant to the inner bearing face of the ring, and means in said upright port defining a plurality of lubricant-conductingelements in communicating relation at their lower end with the transverse port for feeding the lubricant by capillary, attraction to the top bearing face of the ring.

2. A device of the character described, comprising a spinning ring for a traveler having traveler-engaging bearing faces at its inner and upright ports opening onto such faces, respectively, a lubricant well applied to the ring in lubricant-conducting relation to said ports, a wick in lubricant-conducting relation with said well and extending through said transverse port for feeding the lubricant to the inner bearing face of the ring, and an insert extending'lengthwise through said upright port for dividing the same into a plurality of capillary lubricant-conducting tubes.

3. A device of the character described, comprising a spinning ring for a traveler having top sides and having intersecting transverse and traveler-engaging bearing faces at its inner and top sides and having intersecting transverse and upright ports opening onto such faces, respectively, a lubricant well applied to the ring in lubricant-conducting relation to said ports, a wick in lubricant-conducting relation with said well and extending through said transverse port for feeding the lubricant to the inner bearing face of the ring, an insert extending lengthwise through said upright port for dividing the same into a plurality of capillary lubricant-conducting tubes, and a wick folded lengthwise about said insert and extending through the capillary tubes formed thereby.

4. A device of the character described, comprising a spinning ring for a traveler having a traveler-engaging bearing face thereon and a lubricant-conducting port opening onto such face, and an insert including a wick folded lengthwise about the same and extending lengthwise through said port.

5. A' device of the character described, comprising a spinning ring for a traveler having a traveler-engaging bearing face thereon and a lubricant-conducting port opening onto such face, and an insert including a wick folded lengthwise about the same and extending lengthwise through said port, the insert having a notch at one end to receive the folded end of the wick.

6.-A device of the character described, comprising a spinning ring for a traveler having traveler-engaging bearing faces at its inner and top sides and having intersecting transverse and upright ports opening onto such faces, respectively, a lubricant Well applied to the ring in lubricant-conducting relation to said ports, a wick in lubricant-conducting relation with said well and extending through said transverse port for feeding the lubricant to the inner bearing face of the ring, an insert extending lengthwise through said upright port for dividing the same into a plurality of capillary lubricant-conducting tubes and provided at its lower end with a notch in register with the transverse port and its wick, and a second wick folded lengthwise about the notched end of said insert and extending through the capillary tubes formed thereby.

HYATT B. ATWOOD.

CHARLES FILLINGER.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are ,of record in the file of this patent.

UNITED STATES PATENTS Great Britain July 26, 1935 

